1913 Liberty Head nickel

[Filat]

1913 Liberty Head nickel - Is it original?

[kena]

As far as I know, there are only five known which the following web site confirms.

http://www.libertynickels.org/1913liberty.php

Fakes can be found quickly on Ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mint-Condition-Liberty-Head-Nickel-1913-/141741292450

So most likely, the one you posted was not made by the US Mint.

[Filat]

As far as I know, there are only five known which the following web site confirms.

http://www.libertynickels.org/1913liberty.php

Fakes can be found quickly on Ebay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mint-Condition-Liberty-Head-Nickel-1913-/141741292450

So most likely, the one you posted was not made by the US Mint.

Here it is shown one of the five known.

http://www.libertynickels.org/1913liberty.php

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/04/25/rare-nickel-goes-for-3-1-million-at-schaumburg-auction/

[kena]

I am still not clear what you are asking since you posted a 1913 Liberty V nickel and you asked if it was original.

Can you please elborate of what you are trying to find out?

[Filat]

I am still not clear what you are asking since you posted a 1913 Liberty V nickel and you asked if it was original.

Can you please elborate of what you are trying to find out?

This coin is real or fake, in the opinion of commentators of this forum?

[kena]

The five were struck by the US Mint.

They never been declared illegal to own by the US government.

So in my book, these are real coins.

[Filat]

Nickels in 1912 does not have:

- the arcuate cavity between the rim and the "denticles";
- Protruding the fragments between the "denticles".

[Filat]

And "Olsen" has the same signs of lack of authenticity.

http://www.libertynickels.org/1913liberty.php?example=olsen

[Filat]

"Norweb" also has signs of lack of authenticity.

http://www.libertynickels.org/1913liberty.php?example=norweb

[Filat]

"Eliasber" - the fourth of the five known.

https://www.pinterest.com/yurivasiliev9/1913-liberty-head-nickel/

[Filat]

For comparison, I demonstrate two genuine five-cent coins of 1912, in which:

- there is no metal between the "denticles";
- there is no crevice between the edging and the "denticles".

[brandm24]

Speaking of a fake...really fake. I call this a poor-man's 1913. Obviously, not meant to deceive anyone but a fun "example" nevertheless.

Bruce

[radars_teddy]

This coin is real or fake, in the opinion of commentators of this forum?

That is about as clear as mudd.  Those are interesting picutres though with the circles and arrows.  You just need the paragraph on the back of each side.  They can explain the incoming route, and the getaway... ie (Arlo Guthrie)